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Rosemary Amponsah is training to become a welder at the Rural Enterprises Project in Bechem in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana.

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Africa's Changemakers

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Koumbéré Sankaré, 12, from Diambadougou village about 30 km from the city of Mopti, revises her lessons at night using a head lamp. Koumbéré attends a community learning center (CLC) following the closure of her school due to insecurity. Thanks to Norwegian support, UNICEF and its partner Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) have supported learning for 7500 children who are no longer in school because of school closures in the regions of Mopti, Timbuktu, Gao and Segou. "Even though our school is closed, thank

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2018 Annual Report

For every child in West and Central Africa

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Fashion Designer Alphadi lends his talents to promote child

Alongside UNICEF, one of the Africa’s most famous designers, Alphadi, is lending his voice and talents to accelerate efforts to end child marriage in Niger

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Burkina Faso: Artist Smarty is committed to fight child marriage

Precious Anastasia Ambe Lum from Cameroon speaks, answering a question during an Africa Dialogues event, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

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The Africa We Want

Africa's youth are taking the stage to make their voices heard about the Africa THEY want

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Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri

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